How to pronounce “closed”
Say “closed” in one beat
closed
/kloʊzd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kləʊzd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- closedkloʊzd
- IPA (American)
- /kloʊzd/
- IPA (British)
- /kləʊzd/
- Respelling
- KLOHZD
- Syllables
- 1 — closed
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kloʊzd/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kloʊzd/
/kləʊzd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “closed” means
- verb
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
“Close the door”
- verb
become closed
“The windows closed with a loud bang”
- verb
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”
Say it in a sentence
“The bakery closed early because of the heavy snow.”“closed”, answered
How do you pronounce “closed”?
“closed” is pronounced /kloʊzd/ (KLOHZD) in American English and /kləʊzd/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kloʊzd/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “closed” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kloʊzd/ — a single beat.
Is “closed” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kloʊzd/ (KLOHZD); British English says /kləʊzd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “closed” mean?
As a verb: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut For example: “Close the door” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “closed”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kloʊzd/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “closed” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.